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[Princess Connect!] The character change of the gladiator slave daughter is so crazy that gamers are confused lol.

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1: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:04

Wow, the prize is so delicious!
Are you going to overlap it with the half-year revival?

17: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:16

>>1Since last month, we’ve been able to include both the one-year revival and the six-month revival together, so if there are two or more characters that you don’t have, it’s a good deal.

2: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:04Yeahx3

I wish this guy had died from being bitten by a rabbit.

3: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:05Yeahx5

The former noblewoman of a slave! She’s a super noblewoman!

4: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:05

I will stab you in the neck as many times as I want.
To turn one’s hand over.

5: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:06

It seems that the trend of constant re-pickups will continue in the future.

6: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:06Yeahx1

It’s limited!

7: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:07

You don’t have a patience bucket, do you?

9: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:08

>>7I don’t have a tolerance limit, but I do have a tolerance pouch!

8: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:07Yeahx1

(I wasn’t a super noble lady…)

10: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:08

Once a noble lady who has fallen to being a gladiator slave, abbreviated as “Dame Lady,” so she is actually no longer a lady.

11: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:10Yeahx2

It’s just a slave!

12: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:10

Since there were quite a few tough times without Bunny Mahogany, I might pull.

13: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:12Yeahx1

A fire-element swordsman who laughs loudly in the front line and gets angry when hit…?

15: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:13Yeahx12

>>13It’s a rip-off!
It’s a rip-off!

14: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:13

Super Dignified Young Lady

16: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:14

I’m not a poison user…

24: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:23

>>16It’s all been narrowed down to Kskn.

18: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:17

I want Kanon-chan, but I can’t roll because Tsumugi consumed my stones.

19: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:17

It looks like it’s a tank and damage dealer…?
I don’t understand what the fire physics wants.

26: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:24

>>19Chris with the lower limit debuff and Nera with the speed buff are fixed.
It feels like once you add debuffs and TP, it’s complete, and there shouldn’t be any lacking parts for fire physical attacks.

20: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:19

Last year, Mahomaho and Kousu were the same, but the way the three-part characters interact with existing characters in events has a high success rate…
In the main part, it was okay, but I was able to like it during the reveal of their true identity.

21: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:22

Recently, there seem to be a lot of fire attributes.

27: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:24

>>21Anyway, from next month it will be cold brew.
Last time, the summoner and Fio were wind.

22: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:22

Maybe it’s because it’s getting hot.

23: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:23

The fact that their malicious nature remained unchanged at the event left a good impression.
Achieving revenge → It was natural for the distance to close after going through a shredded sense of pride.

25: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:24

Fire is easy in the divine realm, so I want other attributes to be strengthened.

29: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:26

>>25The wind is easy with Feo and Anemone, and the light is strong with Tsumugi. What I want to strengthen is… water?

49: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:39

>>25There are people like me who have progressed to level 7-10 or have defeated opponents, but I’m stuck at level 6-10 with just fire.
Rather, I think that fire from 6-10 is on the high difficulty side beyond the wall.

51: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:41

>>49It seems that now it can fully auto with nearly 20 seconds to spare.
Moreover, there are fewer limited characters to use.

53: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:42

>>49

There are various setups developed without Kurirael-sama now, so it might be possible to clear it.

28: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:25

Every time it’s their turn, I can’t help but think this guy is really worthless…
It’s like a tasteless gum that just lasts forever.

30: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:27Yeahx2

I realized again that the outfit from Banima is too erotic, especially when it just comes out for the exclusive.

35: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:29

>>30It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a specialized equipment for the King of Perverts.

31: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:27

It’s just between us, but I really think Tsumugi-chan is super cute.
Both of us are healing from breakups, mutually licking our wounds and becoming quarreling lesbians…

34: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:28Yeahx1

>>31Tsumugi has already made both the knight and Lord Rei hers, so she won’t experience heartbreak.

38: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:31

>>34Hmm, then shall we make Kanon Tsugumi’s lover too…?

40: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:32

>>38I have the freedom to choose too!

41: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:33Yeahx6

>>40Let me choose too, Rei-sama.

42: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:33

>>40Kuu~ This is it!
Kiss while making unpleasant faces together just like that…

32: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:27

However, I don’t really understand the criteria for the limited 3-star characters.
Since Kururu and the twins were constant, I thought all worlds were constant except for the princess and the knight, but it turns out it’s only limited to Kanon.

36: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:29

>>32Characters that can’t fight are probably regular ones, right?

33: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:28

Is Nana coming too, just for a limited time…?

37: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:31

From the 20th, it might be Iroha or Arachne.

39: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:31

Isn’t it kind of perverted for Kururu to be in that form anytime and anywhere?

43: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:34

It’s rare for heroines in Priconne to actually dislike each other.

45: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:36

>>43Since there’s not much else besides Kokkoro and my sister & Eriko, you know.

44: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:35

👶 Be more like a dog.

47: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:38Yeahx2

>>44Domineering person…

46: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:38

The only character left in Gehenna is Nana, so it’s about time for the characters from Niflhel to have their turn…
I don’t have a very good impression of the characters from Nibelheim.

48: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:38

>>46I wonder if Mia is still around.

50: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:41

The prize is delicious, but the swimsuit season starts at the end of this month, so I need to be cautious about the pre-festival soon.

52: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:41

Eriko is a yandere character, yet she was being pursued by Makoto…

54: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:42

Fire magic is tough if you’re not riding the wave of new characters.

55: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:42

I want to make a thread image for public humiliation play.

56: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:42

It’s fine to categorize attributes, but I wish they would balance them a bit better.

57: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:42

The fire is not that strong.
The period of light and darkness was quite intense, I suppose.

58: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:42

Eriko has also grown because she has become able to withstand the older sister’s mysterious provocations.

60: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:44Yeahx3

>>58That older sister who suddenly starts taking control over there is really funny.

64: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:47

>>60It can be inferred that they have been waiting for an opportunity, thinking that the matter of Sarasarira wouldn’t be overlooked even in a situation where everyone is saying various things.

59: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:44

Kuri-Rai-Rai is used in Aripuri, so its priority is high…

61: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:44Yeahx2

It’s tough not to get new characters, and that’s pretty much the same everywhere.
The fire was relatively easy because it could reach auto mode fully from 7 to 10 quite quickly.

62: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:44

Before I knew it, I can easily go through Light 6-10 now…
I wonder if an update is coming soon…

65: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:48

Luca might still not have shaken off Sarasaria’s hypnosis.

66: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:49Yeahx1

Since I can’t clear 7-10 with just the wind element, I hope to boost the wind attribute’s potency…

67: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:49

That’s also the wish of both of them…
Rather, you probably don’t want to be solved.

68: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:49

Since Luka-nee ruined the matchmaking by swinging around her sword, she can’t do matchmaking with anyone other than Knight-kun, can she?
Even when that aunt called, no one came…

69: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:50

As long as there are Ranfa and Tia, the wind will be fine.

70: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:50

The wind demon is coming to make us laugh, mixing the sparrow’s cries into the gaps of Ranchika’s song, isn’t it?

72: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:51Yeahx1

>>70Imagining it makes the scene too funny…

71: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:51

Well, that’s okay, isn’t it?
I’ve done a pseudo-marriage, you know.

73: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:52

Huh? Huh? Huh?

74: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:52

There are still many situations where it would be troublesome if neither of the two from Grand Dream is present…

75: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:52

Ranha is here, but neither Chika nor Suzume is.

76: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:52

Chika isn’t needed, and even sparrows can manage somehow with consistency.

77: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:53

I think it would be bad if Eriko found out, even though we’re in a pseudo newlywed state…

81: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:54

>>77Didn’t Eriko say something like it would be good if she got married too?

85: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:57

>>81Is Luka-nee erotic?

87: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:59

>>85If it weren’t for the eroticism, it wouldn’t turn into such a twisted delusional event!
It’s a wish, a desire.

78: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:53

I really don’t have the luxury to pick up any missed opportunities.

79: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:54Yeahx1

Looking back later, I realize I didn’t have to draw this part, but if I could have done that during implementation, I wouldn’t have had to struggle…

80: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:54

I wonder if the two Alter Maidens will come in swimsuits.
Only Riri has received a second swimsuit, and the other two still don’t have any.

82: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:55

>>80If it’s around the Clearplecia Sheffy, it fits well.

83: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:56

A swimsuit event with Miss Eris and the two remaining maidens!

86: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:58Yeahx1

In the deep area, there are many clear attempts that resemble full-time battles, and it definitely takes a considerable amount of time when you decide to do it.

88: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)18:59

Whoa~~~~~

89: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:00

I’m really torn about whether to go or not since the festival is coming at the end of the month…

90: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:00

I want Tsumugi, but I’m finally wondering if I’ll be able to save up for one pity pull…
Is there anything noteworthy that seems to be coming around this time?

91: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:02

>>90Pre-fest and then a swimsuit rush.

92: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:03

The revival of the Deremas collaboration character…

93: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:03

It seems that Arachne will come to the Pre-Fest.
Iroha will probably come around the 20th.
And starting at the end of the month, swimwear.

94: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:04

At that event, I think Luka-nee proposed that not just Eriko, but everyone should get married.

95: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:04

I pulled Sonochan, so I only have enough stones for 2 pulls.
No matter how little, I have no choice but to manage with this stone…

96: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:05

I have no idea when the three demon princesses will arrive.
Nana and Rurui should be normal.

101: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:09

>>96The Three Demon Princesses group will probably come in November as a three consecutive limited set like the Band Sisters, or maybe as a festival limited edition, right?

97: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:06

The performance aspect will likely depend on its success in the concurrent Abyss event.

98: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:08

I love Kanon’s event title screen where she says, “You should savor it!”
Extremely silly.

99: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:08

My big sister isn’t that erotic, or rather, she’s not like that.
Sasaki was saying that he wants to create some time alone with the topic of the house, and that it’s bad for education, even though he said he would commute from the separate residence to the care facility.
I don’t care where or what kind of life we have, and I was saying that I would be satisfied just fishing with you, emphasizing our platonic relationship.

100: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:08

The Tsugumi I’m working on right now is really difficult.
They will definitely be active in the future, but the premise is that optical physics, in general, is quite old.
It feels like it might deviate as things like wind physics and dark magic become more enriched.

103: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:10

>>100Since Aoi and the dedicated Ritoriri have come, I think the enhancement of light will continue for a while.

104: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:11

>>100It seems there will likely be many situations where the quietly held attack debuffs will come into play.
Light weakness Lai Lai or something.

105: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:11

>>100Since the environment is mostly composed of everything except Robo Taro from about two years ago, it’s uncertain when it will be replaced, you know, optical physics.

102: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:10

Lately, I don’t know what to pull, so I’m just watching score videos and only pulling the ones they say are guaranteed.
On a separate note, I pull for my favorite characters.

106: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:11

The optical physics is almost complete, and the last slot should be swapped out, right?

107: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:11

Since there are no longer any obvious break characters that are exclusive to the arena, they all ended up being strong and desirable.

119: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:15

>>107I don’t care about defensive characters, but the characters I use for offense will become the characters I use the most in this game…
Recently, Gika has been very active and is a great character.
Well, this is a type that is strong no matter where you use it.

126: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:20

>>119“There won’t be situations like ‘it can only be used on the offensive and it’s useless if that person isn’t there,’ so it’s fine.”

108: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:12

I think it’s about time the crepe shop misses out, but it doesn’t because of the light…

112: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:13

>>108It’s just that Akira is too strong purely as an accelerator.

109: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:12

No matter how many times you’re hit, will you stand up and move forward?

110: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:12

Even though it’s been years since the main character debuted, there’s only one person who still has a second outfit, the Maiden weasel…

113: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:14

>>110I didn’t know it was the opposite…

116: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:15

>>113“Water Lily, is it you again?!”

121: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:16Yeahx1

>>116Because I don’t have it…

111: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:13

The final form of the optical physics has turned out to be more towards the later side than originally anticipated.

114: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:14

Speaking of which, Maiden was a main character.

115: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:14

Akiha can especially accumulate damage quietly as a multi-class…

117: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:15

It’s not that Ravi is too strong, but rather that there aren’t any decent alternatives for acceleration, so he’s included.

118: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:15

It seems that speed buffs are mostly allocated to one person for each attribute, and there’s a tendency not to increase them. Moreover, the individual performance of the crepe shop is simply strong, so I guess it won’t be outdone.
You’re still living long enough to say “Your breath is too long,” which is subtly still the case with Ribe Muuaji.

120: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:15

I can’t tell if the clear will come with a full Maiden set or with Anemone.

122: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:18

In the case where the new and revival gacha in Priconne overlap, if you are pulling on the new one and happen to get a pull midway, did the points you accumulated towards the ceiling until that point also increase for the revival gacha?

123: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:19

>>122I should have done it.

124: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:19Yeahx1

>>122Do not do.

125: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:19

>>122Isn’t platinum a separate prize from the main gacha?
Perhaps because it was confusing, the platinum gacha disappeared during the prize fest.

129: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:22

>>125Huh? Aren’t you going to do the prize?
There was a common ceiling for the event gacha, but I wonder what that is.

141: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:27

>>129I don’t remember seeing anyone say they were close to the limit in the main gacha and that they would use the prize to finish it off, so I think it might be different.
I feel like the guaranteed ★3 attribute gacha is also common with the main gacha, not just the platinum. Isn’t it that one?

127: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:21Yeahx3

I used to think it was difficult to judge what is necessary and what isn’t in this game, but lately it’s actually become quite easy.
Generally needed.

128: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:22

Once the crepe shop becomes level 6, it seems like it will never miss out…

130: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:22

It’s easy because when you throw things away, you can just match the attributes.

131: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:22

Before that, Nenka’s ☆6 is…

132: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:23

>>131If you do something too flashy, it will break, and if you just add one more clone, you should keep everything else as is.

133: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:23

☆Rokunen Nneka can split into three.

134: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:24

I wonder when the star 6 of the Nakashibu will come…

139: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:25

>>134If we consider it to be the same as the span of the event, it probably won’t come for at least another year…

135: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:24

We are currently looking for 3 babies for the potato stew gathering.It's a relaxed, no-quota clan.Bu...

Clan Profile Card Imoni Meeting May Overall Clan Ranking 05/26 05:00 ~ 05/30 23:59 1068th Average Player Level 343 Number of Members 27/30 Activity Policy Relaxed Play Join Conditions Approval Required Recruitment Requirements A fluffy clan with no quotas If you don’t log in for 7 days, you will become pudding Comment Children’s section! Princess Connect! Re:Dive © Cygames, Inc.

We are currently looking for 3 babies for the potato stew gathering.
It’s a relaxed, no-quota clan.
But if I don’t log in for a week, I will turn into pudding.
It would be helpful if you could make it clear that the name is anonymous, even just at the time of application.
Thank you in advance.

136: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:24

Nenecha can’t be strengthened the most in UB…

137: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:24

Nenecha☆6 does not ask for much.
If the still bride’s performance is high, that’s good.

140: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:26Yeahx1

>>137Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

138: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:24

Just borrow it!
You’re not in the support section!

142: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:27

At least the Louis Marie and Banshis revival prize from last month had a separate ceiling.

143: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:28

Speaking of which, are we jumping into swimsuits without the bridal event?

144: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:29Yeahx1

Bridal is too dangerous, you know.

145: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:30

Because Valentine’s is a one-time only game…
It’s only because of the timing, but

146: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:32

Th-this stone is a beautiful stone for Arachne…
“I’m grateful for the big breasts.”

147: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:33Yeahx1

>>146You can just buy the stones!

148: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/09(Mon)19:34

>>1479800 yen is a great deal!

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